Gauging rod



Jan. 20, 1931. s. T ONIETTI 1,789,610

GAUGING Ron Filed March 18, 1929 INVENTOR. J v wurq )mliii BY 1 7 ATTORNEYS.

way track.

- The principal ohje'ct rof Another obj ect 0f theinvention is to provide an instrument; for} indicating; the desiredmeasurement by the single Simple operation" oflaying it acrosethe two rail of; th e track Without "further movement or adjustment; This perinits: the greatest possible speed in V 15' operating- -th-e device'vvithontany vsacrificepic: I

Y vention will become iappa-rent;fr'om;the folloWing description of :-:a i p refer red .i for n {5. thereof which" should be read 1 vvith the nn-1v derstanding that the form;constructionand arrangement of the several iparts may 1 be varied within thelimitso'f jthe claimsher'eto appended without departing frolnthe spirit. of the inventionas expressed thereini',"

a In thedrav'vin'gs Figvl is a sideelevatio operative position upon the a Fig. 2 is ayplaii thereeg Fig.3 is an' enlarged vertical se 7 end portion of the device showing thei-gange measuring-mechanism. r

Referring in niote detailto the reference'i-nnineralaljdesignategthe rails: of a railway track. ;-The gauging, rod em-i I vjbo'dying the invention';;compr1sesatJoan: adapted to be placed across and-t rest upon one end the bar 21hasja fixed 111g or shoulder; 3 projecting from en'dfof .th-etar is adapted to rest firmly upon I V thetop of the other rail. 4

In the central reglon; of the bar '2 is a device for indicating the inclination of the e v 1 Q 'secnre'dg'bv a pivot 29 to;

bar, and thereby the relative elevation of thejrails. .This device preferably comprises a casing 4 having a curved or convex upper v h a h the slo 5*.WithIitS b b l v-drjo her- 'brated 'toindicate-tnposition'jofth b lbbl 7 injternis of the relativeelevationi ofythe rails; (Any snitable. means-indicated bylthe '1; v e thnmbscre'w9mayflbe 'pr viddfOrfadjiiSt-f to 7 iigj n ountedj Within the casing lQlup'o being adapted ,to 'oontact the Linnerf'faf 7 its lower: ,s'nrfaceifand adapted to be placedirtcontact with h *ner facefof the headdfiiohei-irail. *w'l hezjothen, I I

j nection c 23 with, a s'vvinjgingflever 4i pi 1:25 within the casing. The, endo 163 63 Qalfrie a; roller :26

tactLvvith 'theatop'of the,

na slot 5;

. e 6 meme el r ifii i I ciirved s irit-le elgmbeg 6 I is, inou nt edibe in ic ng fl'd tfi i et r thi ug iipperfa'ce of the casing is pr eferably pro- 1,55

ide lwith; a uit sca ies pr p r y 2 the inclination of the level tnbe'fGf rela-f t 'v g iq' hef tr 2; At thef' endopposite 111g the bar i's'provided'vvi'th a: hollow cas f1 ing' mbient em cy i dfi IfiP 11 in i ich 'isfaif pe fe win QW 2-, :A spider horizontal pivot 1 4"centrallylocatedivith; reh et to l h mi il ri l a e f The. lupp' er portion oflsaid de mark 17'i11ponthecas'ing lil'lh .lewerp t nbf he p de fv 3iemade he in' he o -rhf an 2 5K 1 acl pl e' i ie fi 14- h b g thejopen bottoin ofthecasinglo Qarryiin g; arena-.19 upon its; end; said T6 of tlie head o'fthe rail, asi-"injdicated inbro lines in Fig; 3; The Weight of th Spid 'bntedas to cau setittoiiorrnal ly 'oce ositioh shown infull liiles th Casing :11

A vertical statue bee is iiisfiintiea Wa nd sai sl d b r ha a pin andii lo ada e 27 for" d st e0 v a isif e -t :m'e'nt'al an'd carrie's'ja'ooncentrlc r1" 15; 0si',-i*zn timed immediately- Within-the V andvisible through-the window '12i th erein;'- I The outer, "face bf; said rini l5i provided j vvith snita'bly calibrated s'cal'e16 1fadapted to be cad in conjunction-With ail-indicating T 5 

